Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Bob Pettit 2 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Bob Pettit 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Pettit 1

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Bob Pettit 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.